新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课16

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课文16  玛丽有一头羔羊
258. Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
7 ]- e9 W' |- o; G9 U: I; r: X        玛丽与丈夫迪米特里住在希腊南部一个叫波拉考拉的小村庄里。
+ T6 y1 E4 }" y) q4 `; U1 _259. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
( H5 ~; w, R, @        玛丽最珍贵的财产之一就是丈夫送给她的一只白色小羔羊。
" Q1 @9 J, z5 @, t7 i260. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
        白天，玛丽把羔羊拴在地里的一颗树上，每天晚上把它牵回家。
261. One evening, however, the lamb was missing.
( G1 @; B! j: L/ X8 N        可是，一天晚上，那只小羔羊失踪了。
5 k/ |; y" @5 W7 q- _3 _  z$ Q( X262. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
4 y- |! u/ a6 ]4 a        绳子被人割断，很明显小羔羊是被人偷走了。
4 t* {: T4 x$ O: ?# ?# {3 W8 |263. When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
  r3 \) _& F: S        迪米特里从地里回来，妻子把情况跟他一说，
* O9 [. [  @- `' [2 K& A9 v! Z( ~% j; u264. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
        他马上出去找偷羔羊的人。
265. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
        他知道在这样一个小村庄里抓住小偷并不困难。
266. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
2 k: B, }! ]2 m' X8 c        把失窃的事告诉几个朋友后，迪米特里发出他的邻居阿列科家突然多了一只小羔羊。
267. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
5 P/ T6 Y3 N* F  j        迪米特里立刻去了阿列科家，气呼呼地指责他偷了羔羊，
% R, T. u. J. ]" E& X268. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
  O5 e, E+ D) z5 j  O        告诉他最好把羊交还，否则就去叫警察。
/ `" Q: n" I: S5 V269. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
; |" J2 g, Y% @        阿列科不承认，并把迪米特里领进院子。
270. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.
' E7 M8 k* ^9 l        不错，他的确刚买了一只羔羊，阿列科解释说，但他的羔羊是黑色的。
- H6 A% p) V1 P* ?' p0 y) m271. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
        迪米特里为自己的鲁莽而感到不好意思，向阿列科道了歉，说是错怪了他。
4 c* [% }" c3 D6 z$ J272. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
& L/ I2 W# a% o( B7 J        就在他俩说话的时候，天下起了雨，迪米特里便呆在阿列科家里避雨，一直等到雨停为止。
# K' L( e- x' v273. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
( f1 k1 e0 a" _        半小时后，当他从屋里出来时，他惊奇地发现小黑羔羊全身几乎都变成白色。
: W: O+ j* Q1 E  o$ G; Y274. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
6 V% j2 B- }: a# O0 q+ v! b& t        原来羊毛上染的黑色被雨水冲掉了！